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One Sunday Afternoon (1948 film)
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Wikipedia article
'One Sunday Afternoon' is a 1948 musical film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Dennis Morgan and Janis Paige.
The film is based on James Hagan's play of the same name, which was produced on Broadway in 1933. This picture was the play's third film adaptation. The first, 1933 adaptation starred Gary Cooper. The second was 'The Strawberry Blonde' (1941) starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland and Rita Hayworth, and also directed by Walsh. While the plot of the third adaptation is the same as the others, it does have a significant number of changes.
Synopsis
In the turn of the 19th into 20th century. Dentist Biff Grimes (Dennis Morgan) blames whatever problems he has in life on his childhood friend Hugo Barnstead (Don DeFore), assured go-getting Hugo who Biff aspired to be like until they had their falling out. Biff again has moved his dental practice into another neighborhood, the fact and news of he being an ex-con which seems to follow him from place to place, quickly drying up his patient pool. He blames his incarceration on Hugo. Years ago, Biff was in love with beautiful but self-absorbed Virginia Brush (Janis Paige), who he was planning on asking to marry him, but she married Hugo who knew that Biff was interested in her. On the rebound, Biff started dating and married Virginia's free-thinking, emancipated friend, nurse Amy Lind (Dorothy Malone), who was the fourth wheel in double dates with Biff, Hugo and Virginia. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in June just as Biff and Amy are about to go out for a walk, Biff receives a call to perform an emergency tooth extraction, the patient who he learns is Hugo. Hugo, in turn, probably did not know the dentist is Biff when the call was made. The fact of Hugo re-entering his life makes Biff not only contemplate what he will do when he meets Hugo again, but reflect on his life, the often unrecognized important aspects which may come to the forefront in this reflection.
Cast
* Dennis Morgan as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes
* Janis Paige as Virginia Brush
* Don DeFore as Hugo Barnstead
* Dorothy Malone as Amy Lind
* Ben Blue as Nick
* Oscar O'Shea as Toby
* Alan Hale, Jr. as Marty
* Chester Conklin as Clerk '(uncredited)'
'Cast notes'
*Dorothy Malones' singing voice was provided by Marion Morgan.
Production
This film is a musical remake of 'The Strawberry Blonde' (1941), with some updates like an automobile for the first date instead of a horse and carriage. The tunes include "In My Merry Oldsmobile". Dennis Morgan stars in the leading role James Cagney had played in the earlier version, with Don DeFore in the role of the pseudo friend previously played by Jack Carson.
Radio adaptation
'One Sunday Afternoon' was presented on 'Philip Morris Playhouse' February 24, 1952. The 30-minute adaptation starred Hume Cronyn and Southern Methodist University student Ann Wedgeworth.
References
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